Clara Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Pipestone-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this Clara Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Pipestone-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1882), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Female Spouse Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Pipestone-County, Minnesota
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Aetna Township
1935 Residence (County)	Pipestone
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Aetna Township
Est. Birth Year	~1882

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

3 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Clara	Age	Birth yr
Clara Schmidt	Spouse	—	58	~1882
William Schmidt	Son	—	35	~1905
Emil Schmidt	Head	—	55	~1885

Census Appearances

1920

Pipestone, Minnesota

Spouse, age 36

Pipestone, Minnesota · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Clara A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Pipestone, Minnesota

Spouse, age 48

Pipestone, Minnesota · implied b. ~1882 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Pipestone-County, Minnesota

Spouse, age 58

Pipestone-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1882 — 3 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Aetna Township
1935 Residence (County)	Pipestone
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Clara Schmidt

Spouse · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Minnesota

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01948-00009)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dana May Schroeder	7	Daughter	—	Minnesota
2	Moyen Schroeder	5	Son	—	Minnesota
3	Roger Schroeder	2	Son	—	Minnesota
4	Thomas J Lofthus	67	Head	Farmer	Norway
5	Kristina Lofthus	68	Wife	—	Norway
6	Henry W Hardt	44	Head	Farmer	Illinois
7	Zilphy Hardt	37	Wife	—	Iowa
8	Lee Hardt	12	Son	—	Iowa
9	Justin Hardt	9	Son	—	Iowa
10	Natalie Hardt	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
11	William Hardt	84	Father	—	Germany
12	Edward M Jensen	42	Head	Farmer	Illinois
13	Julie Jensen	28	Wife	—	Minnesota
14	Jens M Jensen	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Gladys Jensen	37	Wife	—	Minnesota
16	Doris Jensen	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
17	Gordon Jensen	1	Son	—	Minnesota
18	Michael Jorgensen	60	Head	Farmer	Denmark
19	Marie Jorgensen	56	Wife	—	Denmark
20	Evald Jorgensen	24	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
21	John Bolkema	42	Head	Farmer	Netherlands
22	Winnie Bolkema	41	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Lucille Bolkema	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Johanna Bolkema	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
25	Kenneth Bolkema	14	Son	—	Iowa
26	Marvin Bolkema	13	Son	—	Iowa
27	John Lloyd Bolkema	10	Son	—	Iowa
28	Leroy Bolkema	8	Son	—	Iowa
29	Norman Bolkema	5	Son	—	Iowa
30	John F Pahl	50	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
31	Annie Pahl	43	Wife	—	Illinois
32	Harrald Pahl	25	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
33	Dick Bacher	58	Head	Farmer	Netherlands
34	Johan Bacher	19	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
35	Emil J Schmidt	55	Head	Farmer	Iowa
36	Clara Schmidt THIS PERSON	58	Wife	—	Iowa
37	William Schmidt	35	Son	Farmer	Minnesota
38	F. W. Kurvink	55	Head	Farmer	Iowa
39	Hattie Kurvink	49	Wife	—	Iowa
40	Sarah Kurvink	12	Daughter	—	Minnesota

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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